East Alton man charged with child pornography

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EAST ALTON — An East Alton man is facing five counts of child pornography after investigators found files on his computer.

According to an East Alton Police Department press release, police were contacted by an investigator with the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force. The investigator told police the task force had obtained information about an individual who possibly was possessing and distributing child pornography. Police executed a search warrant in the 300 block of Washington Avenue in East Alton. Upon executing the warrant, investigators located the suspect at the residence. A preliminary forensic preview was completed on the suspect’s computer, at which time investigators were able to locate files containing child pornography.